Wire harness maker BizLink Holding Inc (貿聯控股) on Tuesday said it is to acquire a 100 percent stake in Alpha Elektrotechnik AG in Switzerland to offer high-voltage cable solutions.
The deal, valued at 24.3 million Swiss francs (US$27.49 million), would be financed through an all-cash transaction and is expected to be completed in the second quarter, the company said.
Alpha, a rolling stock unit spun off from rotary transfer machine maker Pfiffner Group, offers high-voltage cable solutions for high-speed trains, intercity trains, local trains and locomotives, BizLink said.
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In its latest fiscal year, Alpha recorded sales of 11.1 million Swiss francs, it said.
“We will leverage our collaborations with Alpha to realize synergies in technology and new application development, as well as in market access development,” BizLink chief financial officer Charles Tsai (蔡策申) said. “This deal is expected to be accretive from day one.”
“The attractiveness of the rolling stock interconnect market is underscored by its robust growth prospects, technological innovation and strategic consolidation, with only a few known and reliable solutions providers, including BizLink,” Tsai said. “We ... look forward to their contributions.”
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BizLink supplies wiring harnesses and other interconnect solutions for global brands.
The Alpha deal comes after the company last year acquired Slovakian electrical equipment maker Easys s.r.o. for 51.5 million euros (US$56.04 million) to bolster its semiconductor equipment business and extend its reach in eastern Europe.
BizLink said its capital expenditures this year are expected to be higher than the US$80 million to US$100 million it spent in past years as the company prepares for growth.
Most of the money would be spent on equipment, especially for high-performance computing and semiconductor equipment, the company said.
It would also update information technology systems to accelerate its digital transformation efforts, the company added.
In addition, BizLink said it would continue to rationalize the company’s footprint in China’s Changzhou and Xiamen, as well as pursue strategic expansion elsewhere, including in Southeast Asia.
BizLink on Tuesday also released its financial results for the fourth quarter of last year and for the whole of the year.
During the October-to-December quarter, the company’s net profit was NT$1.56 billion (US$47.4 million), up 206 percent year-on-year and hitting the highest level for a single quarter, with earnings per share of NT$8.28. Revenue in the quarter rose 18 percent to NT$14.41 billion from a year earlier.
For the full year, the company reported total net profit of NT$4.4 billion, up 89.7 percent from the previous year, with earnings per share of NT$25.41, also the highest on record. Revenue rose 5.93 percent to NT$54.08 billion.
Last year, gross margin improved by 3.55 percentage points to 28.2 percent, the highest in eight years, while operating margin increased by 3.84 percentage points to 12.1 percent, a record high, company data showed.
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